Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

N.J. tracks to get new bets

Bettors will have new wagering options at Monmouth Park and The Meadowlands Racetrack with the introduction of the Choose Six and the Group Bet.

The Choose Six, which debuted at Delaware Park in July, is a variation on the pick six. In the Choose Six, the bettor can use any six races on the card, rather than having the track select the races to be used. All of the Choose Six bets on a given card form a single pool.

Players can bet into the Choose Six pool at any time, as long as at least six races remain on the program.

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

Bro Lo sidelined with an ankle chip

ARCADIA, Calif. - Bro Lo, the unbeaten stakes winner, will miss Saturday's Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park after being found to have a bone chip in a hind ankle, trainer Doug O'Neill said on Wednesday.

O'Neill said Bro Lo will miss 90 days because of the injury, which will prevent the colt from starting in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Belmont Park on Oct. 29.

"I think it's a fluky thing," O'Neill said. "I'm not going to take any chances. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise. He will have a chance to fill out."

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

Trolley Belle won't have easy time staying perfect

SAN MATEO, Calif. - The unbeaten Trolley Belle returns after 10 months on the sidelines Friday in a six-furlong optional $50,000 claimer for fillies and mares.

The 3-year-old has had a steady series of drills, including one at Friday night's distance, but she faces tough going in her comeback. She was on the lead at every call in both of her starts, and she'll face pace pressure from Sexy Helmsman, a 4-year-old filly drawn outside her. Trolley Belle is trained by Jerry Hollendorfer.

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

Can Fellowship Road do it again?

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Fellowship Road, coming off a career-best effort at the first allowance category, will try to take her sharp form to the next level in Friday's Woodbine feature. A field of eight fillies and mares was drawn for the optional $62,500 claimer, which will be run at six furlongs on the main track.

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

'Justice,' on a roll, eyes repeat

EDMONTON, Alberta - Crown's Justice seeks his second straight victory, and his third in four races, in the 6 1/2-furlong feature for $30,000 claimers here at Northlands Friday.

An Ontario-bred 5-year-old trained by Pam McDougall, Crown's Justice will face six rivals. Crown's Justice will retain the riding services of leading rider Rickey Walcott following a two-length win as the favorite at the $30,000 level. He has also won twice this season with a $22,000 claiming tag.

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

Maevid has right style: Stalk-and-go

AUBURN, Wash. - A field of seven 2-year-old fillies, six of whom coming off a maiden win, will shoot for a second career victory in Friday's 5 1/2-furlong feature at Emerald Downs. The race is for horses eligible to be claimed for $15,000 or $12,500.

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

Jambalaya makes another money run

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Jambalaya (right), winning the Saranac last month, returns to New York in Saturday's Jamaica Handicap.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Successful in his first venture south of the Canadian border when he won the Grade 3 Saranac last month at Saratoga, Jambalaya has returned to New York, where he has sights set on Saturday's Grade 2, $300,000 Jamaica Handicap at Belmont Park.

Jambalaya ran his record to 4 for 4 on turf when he outlasted Silver Whistle to win the Saranac by a nose. The connections of Jambalaya believe he is even better now than he was in September.

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

D'Wildcat Speed to be sold

MIAMI - Trainer Bill White had planned on running his graded stakes winner D'Wildcat Speed in Sunday's Grade 1 Spinster at Keeneland and then sending her through the Keeneland November sale. But those plans changed abruptly earlier this week with the news that D'Wildcat Speed's racing career is likely over.

"Some of her old aches and pains flared up again, so right now it appears she'll just go directly into the sale," White said during training hours on Wednesday.

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

The Daddy's plan: Wire the Classic

BOSSIER CITY, La. - The Daddy began preparations for the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Wednesday, when he went back to the track for the first time since his win in the Grade 2, $750,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.

The Daddy jogged a couple of miles at his Belmont Park base, said his owner, Greg Norman.

"He was full of himself. Very, very fresh," said Norman.

Wed, 10/05/2005 - 00:00

Janks says Fifteen Rounds is 'ready to win' the Phoenix

STICKNEY, Ill. - The first part of Fifteen Rounds's Kentucky adventure - getting there - was a success. Part 2, his first graded-stakes start in two years, comes on Saturday, when Fifteen Rounds runs in the Grade 3 Phoenix Breeders' Cup at Keeneland.